File-wrapper for holding bills



(No Model.)

J. S; D-EARBORN. FILE WRAPPER FOR HOLDING BILLS, PAPERS, &c.

No. 562,284. v Patented June 16, 1896.

AN DREW B.GRANAM. PHOTO-LUNG wAsH NfimNJ) c.

UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. DEARBORN, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

FILE-WRAPPER FOR HOLDING BILLS, PAPERS, 86C- SPECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,284, dated June 16, 1896.

Application filed February 3,1894. Serial No. 499,004. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. DEARBORN, a resident of Lynn, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in File -Wrappers for Holding Bills, Papers, 850., of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide means for wrapper-holding bills, papers, &c., that will readily permit the contents being severally removed for inspection and reintroduced, as desired.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view representing a wrapper embodying my invention, the same being closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view representing the wrapper as being opened. Fig. 3 is a perspective view representing the wrapper further opened.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view representing the wrapper fully opened.

In carrying out my invention the wrapper is constructed with a seat a, adapted to permit the bills, papers, &c., being introduced endwise therein for a portion of their length only. Connected with the seat is a ton guepiece 6. Said tongue-piece is projected from the open end of the seat forwardly a distance slightly more than the distance to be occupied 0 by the intended contents. There it is overturned and extended backwardly upon itself as a flap to permit engagement with the seat.

' It is preferable to have this free end of the flap adapted for attachable engagement with the seat, and to this end it is shown in the present instance as provided with a hood n. The tongue-piece being composed of flexible material permits being bent (see Fig. 2) sufficiently to allow movement rearwardly of the 40 seat for introducing the hood at over the end of the seat in the operation of bending and I closing the wrapper. I would not be understood as limiting my invention to this particular means for engaging the free end of 5 the flap with the seat, as, obviously, other means may be provided without departing from the spirit of my invention, and in some cases the free end of the flap may be set endwise into the seat a as a means of connection.

In use the papers, bills, 850. are placed endwise within the seat and projected thence forwardly, the projecting portion being inclosed within the pocket formed by the fold of the tongue-piece with the flap and the strap m connected with the flap and extending around 5 5 the tongue-piece, said pocket operating to prevent the contents of the wrapper from displacement or'exit laterally through the said opening'of the loop. As shown in the present instance, said strap is secured to the top memher of the loop and continues beneath the bottom member of the loop, being secured to the top member and held thereby in bearing or sliding contact with the bottom member. This is done to facilitate the opening of the wrapper, and for a similar purpose the strap is preferably located near the outer or folded end thereof.

To open the wrapper, the flap, its free end being disconnected from the seat, is turned upwardly and backwardly until its loop end escapes from the ends of the bills, papers,'&c., the thumb being meantime pressed against the bills to insure against displacement there: of and hold them in position when released, as shown in Fig. 4. In closing, the contents having been properly placed in the seat a have their ends directed to the tongue-loop, whereupon the free end of the flap is brought forwardly and downwardly to the seat for engagement therewith, as desired.

I claim- 1. A holder for bills and the like comprising a tongue, a seat thereon for one end of the bills, afiap upon said tongue, and a pocket carried by said flap for receiving the other end of the bills, said pocket being removable from the bills; substantially as described.

2. A holder for bills and the like comprising a flexible tongue, a seat thereon for one 0 end of the bills, a flap upon said tongue, and a pocket carried by said tongue and flap, for receiving the other end of the bills; substantially as described.

3. A holder for bills and the like 'compris- 9 5 ing a flexible tongue, a seat for one end of the bills upon said tongue, a flap upon said tongue and forming a fold therewith at the other end of the bills, and a strap connecting said tongue and flap whereby a pocket is formed for the bills between said tongue and flap and strap, said pocket being removable from said bills on the raising of the flap; substantially as described.

4. A holder for bills and the like comprising a flexible tongue 6, a seat for one end of the bills upon said tongue, a flap a upon said tongue and forming a fold therewith at the other end of the bills, and a strap secured to one of the members of said fold and passing loosely around the other member; substantially as described.

5. A holder for bills and the like comprising a tongue, a seat for one end of the bills upon said tongue, a flap upon said tongue and forming a fold therewith at the other end of the bills, and a connection between said tongue and flap whereby a pocket is formed for the bills between said tongue and flap 15 and connection, said pocket being removable from said bills on the raising of the flap.

Signed at Lynn, Massachusetts, this 8th day of January, A. D. 1894.

JOHN S, DEARBORN.

Witnesses:

E. E. HAMILF, O. B. TUTTLE. 

